Sun, temps in the 40's and a Brandy Slush recipe

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds with a few flurries or snow showers possible. High near 40°F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with a low of 24°F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 79%, the Dew Point is 23.5°F and the outdoor temp is 29.3°F.

The wind direction is   West Southwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH, generating a wind chill of 29.3°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.04, the Absolute pressure is 28.84 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:51 a.m. Sunset is 6:45 p.m., Moonrise is 6:09 a.m., Moonset is 4:52 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent being 4% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 151053Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM SCT060 OVC110 M02/M03 A2919 RMK AO2 SNE23 SLP889 P0000 T10171033

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with scattered clouds down to 6,000 ft / 1,828 m. and overcast to 11,000 ft / 3,352 m.

We didn’t receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 333  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Since we’ve survived 3 nasty blows in less than 2 weeks, let’s celebrate with an adult goodie.

BRANDY SLUSH

32 servings

2 cups boiling Water

4 regular size Tea bags

2 cups Sugar

7 cups Water

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 cups Brandy

Lemon-lime carbonated beverage

Pour 2 cups boiling water over tea bags, cover and steep 5 minutes.  Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Set tea aside to cool.  Combine sugar and 7 cups water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and let boil until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.  Combine tea, sugar mixture, lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, and brandy in a large freezer proof container, stirring well.  Freeze until firm.  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass, and add 1/4 cup Lemon-Lime beverage, stir until slushy. Re-freeze remainder of mixture, use as needed.